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Autonomy and Demilitarisation in International Law: The à land Islands in a Changing Europe
The Ã
land Islands constitute a very special case in international law. This island territory under Finland's sovereignty has been demilitarised and neutralised for more than one hundred and forty years and autonomous for more than seventy years. In 1921 the Council of the League of Nations laid down international guarantees for the autonomy and the Swedish character of Ã
land, and a multilateral convention on Ã
land's demilitarisation and neutralisation was concluded in the same year. The convention is still in force and Ã
land's autonomy is firmly anchored in both customary international law and Finnish constitutional law.
This volume is the first to comprehensively analyse à land's international legal status. Coverage of its articles includes: analyses of the status and content of à land's autonomy, military issues, and the relationship between à land and the EU. The solution achieved for à land may provide a valuable model of autonomy. This book is important not only for experts and students of international law, but for anyone concerned with territorial autonomy as a possible means for enhancing political rights of minorities.
This volume is the first to comprehensively analyse à land's international legal status. Coverage of its articles includes: analyses of the status and content of à land's autonomy, military issues, and the relationship between à land and the EU. The solution achieved for à land may provide a valuable model of autonomy. This book is important not only for experts and students of international law, but for anyone concerned with territorial autonomy as a possible means for enhancing political rights of minorities.
Preface.
Abbreviations.
Introduction; G. Jansson.
1. Ã land in the New Europe: A Case of Post-Sovereign Political Life; P. Joenniemi.
2. The à land Islands as a Demilitarised and Neutralised Zone; A. Rosas.
3. Demilitarised and Neutralised Zones in a European Perspective; C. Ahlström.
4. The International Legal Basis of the Autonomy and Swedish Character of the à land Islands; L. Hannikainen.
5. The Autonomy of the à land Islands in the Constitutional Law of Finland.
6. The Constitutional Setting of the à land Islands Compared; M. Suksi.
7. The Right of Domicile in the à land Islands in the Light of Human Rights Treaties and the European Integration Process; K. Myntti, M. Scheinin.
8. Minorities in à land with Special Reference to Their Educational Rights; F. Horn.
9. The Special Status of the à land Islands in the European Union; N. Fagerlund.
10. The à land Islands in International Law and Cooperation: The Legal Capacity of an Autonomous Region; A. Spiliopoulou-à kermark.
Conclusions; R. Hofmann.
Annexes.
Abbreviations.
Introduction; G. Jansson.
1. Ã land in the New Europe: A Case of Post-Sovereign Political Life; P. Joenniemi.
2. The à land Islands as a Demilitarised and Neutralised Zone; A. Rosas.
3. Demilitarised and Neutralised Zones in a European Perspective; C. Ahlström.
4. The International Legal Basis of the Autonomy and Swedish Character of the à land Islands; L. Hannikainen.
5. The Autonomy of the à land Islands in the Constitutional Law of Finland.
6. The Constitutional Setting of the à land Islands Compared; M. Suksi.
7. The Right of Domicile in the à land Islands in the Light of Human Rights Treaties and the European Integration Process; K. Myntti, M. Scheinin.
8. Minorities in à land with Special Reference to Their Educational Rights; F. Horn.
9. The Special Status of the à land Islands in the European Union; N. Fagerlund.
10. The à land Islands in International Law and Cooperation: The Legal Capacity of an Autonomous Region; A. Spiliopoulou-à kermark.
Conclusions; R. Hofmann.
Annexes.